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Maintenance Technician

Engineering
Shorterm Group
Crawley, United Kingdom£29 - £31 /hora6 days agoUntil 29/12/2026
Full time

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Technicians

Pay: £22.34 - £23.08 PAYE or £28.50 - £31.03 UMBRELLA

Job Location: Crawley, West Sussex, RH10

Shifts: Days & Nights

Duration: Long-Term Rolling Contract

Start Dates: 20th October 2026

DO YOU HAVE MECHANICAL MAINTENANCT EXPERIENCE AND LOOKING FOR A NEW, EXCITING CHALLENGE IN ROLLING STOCK?

Industries Considered: We welcome applicants from Rolling Stock, Aviation, Plant, Automotive, HGV, PSV, Marine, Armed Forces and other similar backgrounds

Benefits for you

Comprehensive Training Programme - earn while you learn

Working on a state of the are fleet of rail vehicles

Working in a purpose built maintenance facility

Onsite free parking

Excellent work environment & first class manufacturing work stations

Fantastic gateway into the Rolling Stock industry

We are recruiting a team of Mechanical Maintenance Technicians to work in the transportation sector in one of the most exciting industries in the country. We have a tailor made training program that takes experienced mechanically minded individuals and upskills them to be highly competent maintenance technicians for Rolling Stock.

Position Summary

You will be responsible for carrying out routine maintenance, repair and fault finding on rolling stock passenger vehicles. This will include braking systems, pneumatics, wheelsets and other mechanical assemblies. You will take responsibility of vehicle examinations in line with vehicle maintenance instructions (VMI's).

Undertake all types of maintenance examination work to ensure that we provide a safe, reliable, and defect free train. Take responsibility for the safe, efficient and professional workmanship of oneself. Ensure safe systems of work methods are applied.

Key Responsibilities will include

Carrying out routine repairs, inspections and maintenance

Investigating, diagnosing and rectifying mechanical & electronic faults

Rectifying running defects

Carrying out routine servicing

General maintenance and repair

Documenting faults and rectification work conducted in detail

Ensuring appropriate 'clocking's' are made and that all job cards and service sheets are completed in a timely manner

Liaising with the parts department to attain correct parts

Completion of all required paperwork

Operation of powered plant, lifting and mechanical handling equipment.

Ensuring all problems with processes, tooling and documentation are identified within the team is reported to the Shift Manager / Facility Management Team

Highlighting potential Health and Safety concerns

Compliance with all laid down H&S legislation and depot procedures to ensure a safe accident free environment

Responsible for keeping the work area clean and tidy and to the highest standards at all times.

Supporting the Shift Manager regarding delivery of Quality, Waste Reduction, Delivery and H&S targets

Produce comprehensive reports on specific fault finding investigations

Identify potential improvements and feedback to Engineering

Constantly searching for ways to improve processes

Responsible for the coaching of colleagues in good working practices and quality standards. Supporting the Shift Production Manager in the identification of training needs

Qualifications

Minimum requirements NVQ Level 2 award in a Mechanical discipline.

Shift Breakdown

Day Shift: 06:45 start

18:15 finish

Night Shift: 18:45 start

06:15 finish

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Contact Information: Adam Jackson

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PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS & ALCOHOL TEST AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION

Due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.

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